Zhu Muchen, who was riding away on horseback, naturally didn't know what Xu Xin was going through. Today, he was disliked and scorned by Xu Xin, which made him very shocked. Regardless of his identity as the prince of Chu, Zhu Muchen considered himself to be a young talent.
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Although he has taken Shang Ziyou and Bai Xiaoman as his concubines, this phenomenon should be regarded as normal in the eyes of the people of the Ming Dynasty, and it is appropriate to praise him as an infatuated man. After all, among the royal relatives and nobles nowadays, which one
Instead of having a group of wives and concubines, the arrangement of these two concubines is really nothing.
Returning to the palace, because his father went to war, it can be said that Zhu Muchen is inferior to one person in the palace of the Prince of Chu, and that person is naturally his kind mother.
Recently, Zhu Muchen's supermarket and the guards were on the right track, but because Posexi Milu was wiped out by him in a rage, the source of the firecrackers was naturally cut off.
This is a fatal problem for Zhu Muchen, who is dedicated to building a modern army, so the top priority now is to solve the supply of firecrackers. The craftsmanship of this stuff is not up to the current level, so soldiers will inevitably suffer losses during training.
The mortars here have also been developed, so we should speed up the imitation of firecrackers.
In his previous life, as an academic who knew a lot about history, Zhu Muchen remembered once watching a foreign celebrity make firecrackers with his hands. It seemed that there would be no big problem if there were a few skilled blacksmiths.
Just do it, Zhu Muchen immediately called Dahu and asked him to take him to the craftsman's shop in the palace.
In fact, as early as the Yuan Dynasty, fire blunderbuss had been widely used and equipped by the Yuan Dynasty army. These early fire blunderbuss were made of bronze and had thicker tube walls that could withstand greater chamber pressure.
This allows the gun to be loaded with more gunpowder and heavier projectiles.
The disadvantages are even more obvious. The rate of fire of the old-fashioned firecrackers is really unflattering, and the accuracy is even worse. Moreover, Zhu Muchen's requirements for the firecrackers are closer to those of modern guns.
But the old-fashioned firecracker is just a copper pipe that can spray iron and hurt people.
The foreign muskets are barely stronger than those grandpa muskets in the warehouse of Shenji Camp, but there is still a long way to go before they can match the muskets of modern armies.
This is a craftsman family named Niu, and it is also a craftsman family belonging to the royal family. The owner of the family is named Niu Decai, and he is a slightly bloated middle-aged man. When Zhu Muchen came, he was still forging iron in the furnace until he came out.
He was still holding his big hammer in his hand, which made Dahu wary for a while, fearing that this guy would be harmful to the Crown Prince.
Taking a closer look at the reserved big man in front of him, Zhu Muchen found it a bit funny. After all, if a fierce man like Zhang Fei was allowed to act like a little daughter, no matter who he was, he would laugh out loud.
"Are you the head craftsman in the house?"
Upon hearing Zhu Muchen's inquiry, Niu Decai quickly replied: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, the young Niu Decai, thanks to the favor of the prince, became the manager of the craftsman's household in this palace."
"How many years have you been in the palace? What do you know? You can't be a freeloader, right?" Zhu Muchen wanted to try his ability to make money.
Sure enough, when Zhu Muchen actually asked him about his housekeeping skills, Lao Niu's nervousness just now disappeared, his hunched body straightened, he patted his chest with his big rough hands and said, "I'm not bragging, Lao Niu.
, I am also an old man who has followed the prince for more than 20 years. I was the one who fought with the swords, guns and blunderbuss used by the prince in his battles in the north and south. I was the one who took the lead in defeating Hongwu cannons and mortars before!
It’s just that in recent years, I have to avoid suspicion on some things, so I am a bit unfamiliar with it, but if the prince wants something, just ask, I will definitely satisfy the prince.”
"Okay, okay, then you can say that I have found the right person for the thing I want to build today. If you can't build it, don't blame me for punishing you for bullying!" Zhu Muchen said.
"My lord, even if you say so, if you don't have the ability to do what I say, I'm willing to be punished."
Under the leadership of Niu Decai, Zhu Muchen came to the house where he had just worked. There was a large stove, or oven, in the middle of the house. A bellows was set up beside the stove. When the bellows was pulled, the wind flowed into the stove, and flames jumped up in the furnace.
On the large iron pier next to it was placed the knife embryo that Niu Decai had not forged just now. Apparently, his sudden visit had interrupted his work.
"I want to make a firecracker, a new type of firecracker. You think you are so powerful, this kind of gadget must be nothing compared to the Hongwu cannon." Zhu Muchen had seen Old Man Xu's blacksmith shop, but it was different from the one in front of him.
Compared to the blacksmith house, it can only be said to be extremely shabby.
There are three ovens here, and there are more bellows next to them than in Old Man Xu's shop. Iron materials are neatly stacked on the wall, and various hammers are hung on the wall.
Zhu Muchen sighed without hesitation: "What is professional? This is called professional."
"Is the prince talking about the Western guns that have appeared recently, or the three-eyed guns of our Ming Dynasty?" Niu Decai asked following Zhu Muchen.
"No, what I want to shoot is a brand new gun, which has a longer barrel and a longer range!
Let me first tell you about the craftsmanship of the blunderbuss tube. I plan to use two layers of iron sheets to cover this blunderbuss tube, so as to solve the risk of its barrel exploding."
While Zhu Muchen was talking eloquently, Niu Decai, who was listening to his orders, was full of doubts. After all, he had never even seen the blueprint of the matchlock gun that the prince was talking about, so it was difficult to form an imagination.
Zhu Muchen also discovered Niu Decai's embarrassment mid-sentence, so he used the black wood next to the stove as a pen and began to draw on the ground.
A gun similar to modern firearms gradually appeared on the ground. It had a beautiful streamlined gun body. There was a curved hook on the gun. One end of the hook was fixed on the matchlock gun, and the other section held the match rope.
Zhu Muchen threw away the firewood that stained his hands black, clapped his hands and explained: "Did you see this curved hook? It can rotate. The match rope is held here. It uses front-loaded gunpowder, and it must be accurate.
Heart and gate."
Looking at Niu Decai, who was still confused, Zhu Muchen was helpless: "At this stage, I don't ask you to give me a firecracker, but you must make progress with this gun."
Zhu Muchen picked up the sword embryo just now and said to Niu Decai: "Take this iron bar as an example. You heat it, then put an iron ingot in the middle, knock out a groove, and then make a groove in the groove.
Basically beat it into an iron pipe, which is the blunderbuss pipe I told you.
The next thing is much easier to handle. After heating it again, sprinkle iron powder on the joint of the gun tube, stuff it with a straight iron rod, and then forge it. This solves the problem of loose sealing and air leakage.
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In his own professional field, Niu Decai was also shocked. Although he had not met this prince a few times before, the news about his stupidity was well known to everyone.
In recent days, the changes in the Crown Prince have stunned everyone. It seems like overnight, all the gossip has turned into praise for His Highness.
I had also heard about the supermarket opened by the prince. After all, the copper coins and silver ingots brought into the house that day were not fake.
"I obey my orders. With the advice of His Royal Highness, I will definitely make this blunderbuss as soon as possible. But..."
Niu Decai's desire to speak made Zhu Muchen very confused, what kind of nonsense is this?
"It's just what! You said it in one breath! Is this your attitude towards His Royal Highness? A craftsman is worthy of making conditions." Dahu next to him was impatient at this time. This lowly bastard obviously doesn't know how to appreciate others.
"Hey, big tigers can't be rude, and cow management is also about doing things well! Tell me, what else do you want? Make it clear at once." Zhu Muchen also used carrots and sticks.
"The work of blacksmithing, especially delicate objects such as gun tubes, often fails if you are not careful, so the cost will be very high. I think His Royal Highness..."
After seeing Niu Decai, who had been squirming for a long time, saying this, Zhu Muchen also waved his hand to interrupt his speech.
"You don't have to worry about financial matters. I will send people over to calculate all the iron materials, wood and man-hours for you. If I had made this blunderbuss one day earlier, I would have given you more money as a reward."
Also, I will also take apart the various parts of this fire gun, and all of you craftsmen can be skilled in making it. Whoever makes one, I will give him ten taels of silver."
Zhu Muchen has long been proficient in marketing methods and leek cultivation, which are bad tactics in the 21st century, so these repeated tests are more suitable for mobilizing the enthusiasm of these honest people in the Ming Dynasty.
Sure enough, in the face of the huge reward, even Niu Decai, who has been dealing with hammers for half his life, his eyes lit up. Money is so touching.
Zhu Muchen has already pointed out the general direction. The rest should be left to these professionals. Principal Chang can't do it.
After returning to his dormitory, Zhu Muchen took a bath and changed clothes under the service of Bai Xiaoman and Shang Ziyou. In a very private activity such as bathing, Zhu Muchen was still used to the participation of close people. For such an unethical profession as a housemaid,
, Zhu Muchen still rejects it in his heart.
Lying on the bed, Zhu Muchen made a calculation about the power in his hands now. The cornucopia of supermarkets has already demonstrated his strong strength, and the expenses for maintaining a thousand-man guard are more than enough.
The new musketry team trained by Aji has also experienced its first battle. Taizu said that only an army that can stand the test can fight hard and hard battles. This musketeer team can be said to have the strength to fight in a battle.
In addition, Old Man Xu already has a promising mortar. Although it may be a guy that fires curved solid bullets, it also has laying significance for the development of this type of curved weapons.
If you are shooting mortars in a blacksmith shop, what kind of bicycle do you need?
Then there is the father who led the army to the expedition. Although Zhu Muchen is a soul that has traveled through time, he has always remembered King Chu's kindness to him and recognized this father.
Now Zhu Muchen only hopes that his father can return safely, so that his backer will not collapse, and he can quietly accumulate food, build walls high, and slowly develop his own strength.?
